ARH 222 - History of Movie Comedy

3 Credits

The course traces the development of comedy films from the silent days to the present and shows how screen comedy comments on and influences American culture. Comic performances in the films of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the Marx Brothers, Mae West, Bob Hope, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, the Farrelly Brothers, and others will be explored.